Marge vs. the Monorail/References

General

References/Trivia

Appearances

Gags

Credits

Quotes

References

• The episode's opening scene is a parody of the opening of The Flintstones, complete with the same music, to which Homer sings his own lyrics.
• The main premise of a con man getting a town excited about something he sells but hardly knows anything about is borrowed from the musical Meredith Willson's The Music Man.
• A "reverse reference" occurred in 2002 when Seattle residents opposed to a proposed monorail project held a protest event called "Coming Out With Marge Simpson." The event organizers planned to show the episode as part of the protest, but were ordered not to by Fox due to copyright laws.

Trivia

• At the town hall meeting, Mr. Burns appears with a poorly disguised mustache under the name "Mr. Snrub". Snrub is "Burns" spelled backwards.
• Homer's conductor uniform is similar to the uniforms worn by Imperial officers such as Grand Moff Tarkin, Admiral Ozzel and Admiral Piett in the Star Wars saga.